[AvvY]

i am setting up a spare computer to be my LAN internet proxy server. i got told about a ditstro of linux called ClarkConnect http://www.clarkconnect.org/projects/
which is designed for comps which are LAN servers. anyhow, i wanted to to be dual boot on the comp (not that i plan to actually use the comp for anything other than server) so i already have win98se on it. i was going to use PM8 on it to make a partition of linux, but the harddrive is only 4GB. so i obviously cant follow the advice i was given about linux to give 5gb for linux and a 1gb swap partition. but seeing as tho its just for a server comp and designed for it like that, surely i could make the partitions smaller. the comp im using is 100mhz processor with 64mb ram, so i was thinking of a 2gb ext2 partiton and a 1gb linux sawp partition, and leave 1 gig for windows.

[Whiteskin]

I'm not sure how much room clarkconnect needs, but how I'd do it is 1.75 for windows, 2 for linux and 256mb for swap.

[AvvY]

ok thanx! ill try that, im gonna have a go at configuring windows98se to run as server and i will also isntall clarkconnect and configure it too. should be fun

[deuce868]

careful with clarkconnect with that machine. Make sure you don't run the intrusion detection as it will bring the machine to a crawl. it maxes out my clarkconnect machine with 256mb of ram on occassion.

[lynch]

Doesnt PM 8 prompt you to make swap partition when creating and formatting a Linux partition? It used to. If it still does, I'll bet it does'nt recommend making it 1GB in size.
1 GB of swap is a ridiculous and wasteful amount of space. If your ram is 256 MB you dont need more than 256 MB of swap. If you need more memory than that, buy more ram.
Here's a decentguide on Linux memory management.
And here's a recent thread about swap size I saw at TIMO that has a few interesting tips on the subject.
And unless this is going to be a very busy lan server (and it does'nt sound like it is if you're leaving an outdated M$ product on it) whiteskin's suggestion is the way to go.
HTH
lynch

[AvvY]

yeah ok, well i followed whiteskins advice. u refering to win98se? yeah it might be outdated by golly it does the job. well i think it does, as far as im concerned its the tried and true MS os. anyhow im not gonna debate that. yeah its not gonna be high use, it will only have 2 comps attached to it at the mo, and only one of them will be using the net at a high rate. i tried to install clarkconnect, but when i got to the stage after all the config from the boot floppy it asked me to insert the clarkconnect cd, when ifact it was in the drive, i told it to search again, it kept reading but wouldnt accept that it was the clarkconnect cd. hmm, i downloaded the .iso last night. ill try again today, u never know!

[Whiteskin]

did you burn it, as an image?

[AvvY]

yeah i did, i used nero and burnt the cd image. ill try it again today, ill check the cd on my winxp comp now tho. yeah it is a .iso file, and i did burn it as an image. as i said ill try it again on my spare comp

[AvvY]

ok iv just gone through the setup process and got the same error, here is what it says:
No Clarkconnect Home Edition CD was found which matches your boot media. Please insert the ClarkConnect Home Edition CD and press OK to retry.
i click ok, the cdrom light flashes and the error keeps comming back. as i said in my previous post, i downloaded the .iso file from their website, and burnt it as a .iso, i made the windows boot disk. i cant think what iv done wrong...

[Whiteskin]

The bootdisk you created, was it from the right version of CC? Try looking for a floppy image on the actuall cd, and using that, or if possible, boot directly off the CD.

[AvvY]

yeah the image for the boot floppy i found in the .iso file. im not sure this comp is able to boot from cd, im no good with configuring bios.